United States Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in September, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in September 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,808.21) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($1,257.69), and California ($1,250.1).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in September 2021.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in September, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1808.21
Massachusetts	1257.69
California	1250.1
Washington	1246.64
New York	1172.34
Alaska	1154.9
Connecticut	1154.63
Minnesota	1135.89
Maryland	1130.27
New Jersey	1101.26
Illinois	1092.46
Colorado	1087.41
Virginia	1084.14
New Hampshire	1075.52
Hawaii	1063.83
Texas	1041.84
Oregon	1022.98
Utah	1011.58
Rhode Island	1011.5
North Dakota	1006.76
Arizona	998.27
Florida	995.89
Michigan	994.36
Georgia	993.71
Vermont	988.19
North Carolina	985.41
Alabama	984.54
Indiana	979.52
Pennsylvania	975.94
Wyoming	975.08
Louisiana	958.15
Wisconsin	957.04
Nebraska	955.57
Delaware	950.3
Tennessee	947.45
Kansas	944.86
Nevada	944.58
Ohio	944.23
Maine	943.58
Iowa	939.39
Missouri	920.17
West Virginia	914.74
South Carolina	910.57
Oklahoma	904.18
Idaho	903.04
South Dakota	896.66
Montana	896.17
Kentucky	894.49
Arkansas	852.95
New Mexico	841.96
Mississippi	808.86